Thursday, May 01, 2008

Alan Rock's Trivia

Q: On the "Batman" television show of the 1960s, who played the part of the villain Egghead?
A: Vincent Price. And Burgess Meredith was the Penguin; Victor Buono was King Tut.

Q: What are the birthstone and flower for the month of May?
A: The emerald and lily of the valley (or hawthorn).

Q: Who was the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby?
A: Diane Crump rode in the Kentucky Derby on May 1, 1970. She was as good as the men, except at parallel parking.

Q: The only American ever to have his own personal zip code was a famous celebrity who retired on May 1, 1975. Who?
A: Smokey the Bear, Washington DC 20252. Of course, after Smokey retired he didn't get as much mail as he did during the 25 years he served as spokesbear for the U.S. Forest Service. In fact, in his golden years, about the only mail Smokey received was a letter now and then from other old celebrities offering him a valuable Medicare supplement that would pay directly to Smokey when he was in the hospital.

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